ENV 151 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: South Equatorial Current, North Equatorial Current, South Atlantic Gyre
13 Dec 2018
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The coriolis effect causes the deflection of the path of moving objects, including the path of surface currents, to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the. Current: north pacific gyre california current, north equatorial current, kuroshito. Current, and north pacific current: south pacific gyre south equatorial current, peru current, west wind drift, and east australian current. Indian ocean gyre south equatorial current, agulhas current, west wind. Ocean currents influence climate because the currents are major redistributors of heat and energy throughout the globe. Warm currents such as the gulf stream cause regions that would normally be cold to be warmer. For example, new york is warm for its latitude. Cold currents cause the air above them to be cooler. San francisco is relatively cool in the summer because of the presence of the cool california current off its coastline. Cold currents also increase the aridity of an area.
